Managerial Excellence: McKinsey Award Winners from the Harvard Business Review, 1980-1994 (Harvard Business Review Book)

"Managerial Excellence" presents some of the best ideas and practices of the past 15 years from the leading management voices of our time, including William J. Abernathy, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Charles Handy, Gary Hamel, Robert H. Hayes, James Moore, Michael Porter, C.K. Prahalad, James Brian Quinn, Wickham Skinner, and George Stalk, Jr. Since 1959, the McKinsey Foundation for Management Research has awarded prizes for the two best articles published each year in the "Harvard Business Review". The pieces in this collection - all first place winners - are distinguished by their relevance to the real work of managers. From Hayes and Abernathy's Managing Our Way to Economic Decline in 1980 to Good Communication That Blocks Learning by Chris Argyris in 1994, these articles cover the gamut of strategic issues facing companies today and into the future. Managerial Excellence Presents Some Of The Best Ideas And Practices Of The Past 15 Years From The Leading Management Voices Of Our Time, Including William J. Abernathy, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Charles Handy, Gary Hamel, Robert H. Hayes, James Moore, Michael Porter, C.k. Prahalad, James Brian Quinn, Wickham Skinner, And George Stalk, Jr. Since 1959, The Mckinsey Foundation For Management Research Has Awarded Prizes For The Two Best Articles Published Each Year In The Harvard Business Review. The Pieces In This Collection--all First Place Winners--are Distinguished By Their Relevance To The Real Work Of Managers. From Hayes And Abernathy's Managing Our Way To Economic Decline In 1980 To Good Communication That Blocks Learning By Chris Argyris In 1994, These Articles Cover The Gamut Of Strategic Issues Facing Companies Today And Into The Future. A Harvard Business Review Book. The authors represented in Managerial Excellence reflect the vision and breadth that distinguish the Harvard Business Review. For many of these authors the magazine was the first outlet for testing their seminal ideas, which have since become essential elements of management thought and practice: Michael Porter on competitive advantage; George Stalk on time-based competition; Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad on strategic intent; Charles Handy on the new "federal" organization. The McKinsey Award-winning articles they have contributed to this collection are distinguished by their relevance to the real work of managers. These pieces address perennial issues in management - leadership, competition, innovation, productivity, and organizational learning among them. In their focus on a search for real understanding rather than quick fixes, the essays in Managerial Excellence are timeless During the past several years American business has experienced a marked deterioration of competitive vigor and a growing unease about its overall economic well-being. Gathers essays about competition, capital stock, quality, office culture, change, productivity, diversification, strategy, training, corporate power, and communication